Superbugs: An 'Apocalyptic Scenario'

By DanG, on March 12th, 2013 at 03:40:28amClimatePatrol.comIndianapolis, IN

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A prominent British health official has declared the rise of antibiotic-resistant superbugs so grave a threat that the world is now facing an "apocalyptic scenario" in which people die of routine infections.

Dame Sally Davies, the U.K.'s chief medical officer (a role equivalent to the U.S. surgeon general), warned Parliament that contagious antibiotic-resistant disease is an imminent crisis and should be included on the government's official register of possible national emergencies, right next to terrorist attacks and natural disasters, according to the Guardian.

"There are few public health issues of potentially greater importance for society than antibiotic resistance," Davies told the Guardian. And she pulled no punches when speaking to Parliament: "We need to get our act together in this country".

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A new threat emerges as a strand of untreatable and potentially deadly bacteria has begun spreading throughout the U.S., and health officials say one of these bugs is in Los Angeles.

The bacteria, called C.R.E., is spreading throughout hospitals all across the country. These ?superbugs? are resistant to almost all antibiotics, have high mortality rates, and can spread their resistance to other bacteria.